July 10, 2008
Boston Terrier weight and size?
We have a 5 month old Boston terrier that weighs about 15 pounds, she is not fat at all but very solid. I was under the impression she is just very healthy and the vet has never said anything about her being too big or overweight. Yesterday while having a garage sale a lady that has bostons as well commented that for my dog only being 5 months old and being that big already that she is too big and that she must not be full blooded blah blah. I was very offended by her comment. later i asked her what she feeds her bostons and she answered with kibbles and bits and i almost wanted to laugh in her face concidering i feed my dogs Canidae and when i told her this she said she had no idea what that is. Then after i told her its one of the best food you can get she changed the subject and proceeded to tell me how my dogs underbite (which she called a overbite) made my dog look not as cute as hers. Wtf is it just me or was this woman plain and simply rude?
Please tell me what you think?
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My Maisy is most definitly Pure bred thats not what iam asking and do not worry she will not be bred she is spayed, iam aware that their is too many puppies out there in this world that are unwanted and i would never want to add to that!
The woman you met was way out of line. On some things she may be right, but she's still out of line.
Purebred Bostons cannot be shown if they weigh over 25 pounds. That does NOT mean that anything over 25 pounds is not purebred, it just means that they are bigger than the standard allows. The breed standard describes the "perfect" Boston. There has never been a perfect one, although some are pretty close.
Your dog is very cute and obviously well-loved. She does have a bit longer muzzle than is preferred for show Bostons, but that's irrelevant when you are not showing or breeding her. She probably is a little undershot, but that's fine because it does help square her muzzle. The Boston standard calls for a bite that is even or undershot just enough to square the muzzle. If that lady's dog has an overbite then it's going to have a strange looking face for a Boston.
Typically, you can double the weight of a Boston on its 18 week birthday to be able to predict adult weight. Your girl may well be over 25 pounds and maybe even 27 pounds at maturity. I would not breed her, but that does not mean she's a bad dog.
As long as you feed her a high quality food (and Canidae certainly is that!), she is healthy and not overweight, then things are just fine. On ANY dog, you should not be able to see the ribs but you should be able to easily feel them. The dog should have a defined waist (just back of the ribcage). That's for ANY breed or non-breed like Puggles and all those other "designer breeds" that are mixed breed dogs sold at outrageous prices to people who are naive and unsuspecting.
If you want to learn all about Bostons and see some photos of Bostons doing tons of amazing things, go to the Boston Terrier Club of America website. Look at the illustrated standard for the breed and it shows you photos of what is and is not the correct appearance for a Boston.
http://bostonterrierclubofamerica.org/index.html
Just chalk this up as someone who thinks she knows it all and doesn't.
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The lady was most definitely out of line and rude.
She's probably purebred, she just doesn't fall within the standard for weight and size. I've seen some HUGE Bostons.
She should not be bred of course.
(I agree with Michelle — Maisy is precious !!!)
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ooh… What a nasty lady. I would have said something like
"I'm so sorry that you're so sad and insecure that you have to try and make yourself feel better by putting me and my dog down"
And by the way, Maisy is ADORABLE!
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next time this happens just tell the rude b*tch "well shes perfect to me and that's all that matters." smile and walk away.
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In a dog show, Bostons are divided into three sizes based on weight: Under 15 pounds, 15 to 20 pounds, and 20 to 25 pounds. If they were all "Under 15 pounds" they'd be in the Toy Group.
Sounds like your girl will easily fall into the latter category, or maybe even the middle category. I don't think she'll at all grow up to be bigger than the standard. The lady must have be just used to the smaller dogs.
The lady not only doesn't know Bostons very well, but she's obviously very insecure or she wouldn't go around assailing other people's pets.
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have a male 8yr. old boston that is 28 lbs. have a male 2yr. old that is 15lbs. have a female 4yr. old that is 20lbs. have a female 2yr. old that is 15lbs. have a female 18mon. old that is 20lbs. all are purebred. all have had checkups from vet regularly and none are overweight for their for their body style. some bostons are bigger built than others. your vet should know best whether or not your dog is overweight. as long as she retains her solid form and the vet does not see any signs of being overfed don't worry about what others think. yes everybody has a right to their own opinions and the right to free speech but as long as you feel you are doing right by your dog and your vet says everything is okay then don't take to heart everything others say. everyone raises and cares for their animals differently.
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have and raise bostons, beagles, pekingese, pugs, boglen terriers, puggles, peagles. all the dogs i have are purebred and are legal breeds. the prices for mine are not outrageous and we have had very happy clients all around.
i want to make my dog a myspace and add her hahaa=D fuck her ur a really good doggie mommy! kibbles n bits haha
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The woman you met was way out of line. On some things she may be right, but she's still out of line.
Purebred Bostons cannot be shown if they weigh over 25 pounds. That does NOT mean that anything over 25 pounds is not purebred, it just means that they are bigger than the standard allows. The breed standard describes the "perfect" Boston. There has never been a perfect one, although some are pretty close.
Your dog is very cute and obviously well-loved. She does have a bit longer muzzle than is preferred for show Bostons, but that's irrelevant when you are not showing or breeding her. She probably is a little undershot, but that's fine because it does help square her muzzle. The Boston standard calls for a bite that is even or undershot just enough to square the muzzle. If that lady's dog has an overbite then it's going to have a strange looking face for a Boston.
Typically, you can double the weight of a Boston on its 18 week birthday to be able to predict adult weight. Your girl may well be over 25 pounds and maybe even 27 pounds at maturity. I would not breed her, but that does not mean she's a bad dog.
As long as you feed her a high quality food (and Canidae certainly is that!), she is healthy and not overweight, then things are just fine. On ANY dog, you should not be able to see the ribs but you should be able to easily feel them. The dog should have a defined waist (just back of the ribcage). That's for ANY breed or non-breed like Puggles and all those other "designer breeds" that are mixed breed dogs sold at outrageous prices to people who are naive and unsuspecting.
If you want to learn all about Bostons and see some photos of Bostons doing tons of amazing things, go to the Boston Terrier Club of America website. Look at the illustrated standard for the breed and it shows you photos of what is and is not the correct appearance for a Boston.
http://bostonterrierclubofamerica.org/index.html
Just chalk this up as someone who thinks she knows it all and doesn't.
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